The Anxiety of Parents of Children Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

December 14, 2011 updated by: Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul

Standard Guidelines Impact of Nursing Anxiety of Parents of Children Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: Randomized Clinical Trial

This is a randomized clinical trial. The population consisted of parents of children undergoing cardiac surgery from December 2010 to April 2011. We included parents aged over 18 years, and the following were considered exclusion criteria: inability to understand and/or answer the questions for any reason, parents of children undergoing surgery for insertion of the pacemaker and defibrillator, surgical death and not take up the case. 22 parents in the intervention group were randomized and received standardized guidelines for nursing and 22 parents participated in the control group received the guidelines and routine of the institution. Anxiety was assessed using the STAI State-Trait Inventory in the preoperative period and 48 hours after surgery the child.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

anxiety

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

44

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • We included parents aged over 18 years

Exclusion Criteria:

  • inability to understand and/or answer the questions for any reason,
  • parents of children undergoing surgery for insertion of the pacemaker and defibrillator,
  • surgical death and not take up the case

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: guidelines
22 parents in the intervention group were randomized and received standardized guidelines for nursing:The guidelines took around an hour and involved pre-operative care such as bathing with detergent solution, pre-anesthetic administration (as prescribed), preoperative fasting (as prescribed), clothing, hygiene care and nail oral. They were also provided information on the endotracheal tube, tubes, catheters, epicardial pacemaker wires and electrodes to be used in the perioperative period and which remain for some period after surgery, as well as possible complications.
Other: standardized guidelines for nursing
Information was provided regarding the preoperative preparation of the child, the same conditions and in the postoperative period, as well as information relating to housing and food for the parents. The conventional orientation took about 15 minutes.
Other Names:
  • parents aged over 18 years

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
anxiety inventory
Time Frame: five months
STAI State-Trait Inventory
five months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: M A Moraes, Phd, Institute of Cardiology

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

December 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 13, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 14, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

December 15, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 15, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 14, 2011

Last Verified

December 1, 2011

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • UP4555/10

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